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Deposited Plan DP is the acronym for Deposited Plan and is the Land Titles Office description of your torrens title property in an old title description that is still used today eg. Lot 1 in Deposited plan 99099 of the parish of Gosford - in Cumberland county
Contour Line This is a contour line and represents the rise in ground level at each contour, this plan shows the contours at 500mm high intervals
Plan Issue "A" is the plan issue & states it is a first issue, "B" would be the second issue where plan changes have occurred.
Amendment Area The amendment area allows the designer to note down changes that have been made to the drawings eg. Extra floor space added to bed. 1
Scale Bar This is a scale bar, in this case one of the small bars, between 0 to 1 is equal to 1000mm or 1 metre - 1:100. This is the most common scale used for homes and you will know if your drawing is at this scale if 1cm on your own ruler equals 1 metre on the scale bar of your drawings. If there is no scale bar on your drawings match your ruler to a door opening. Internal door openings are 820mm on average - see if this scales correctly - 8mm on your ruler.
True North This is the symbol for True North. True North or Solar North needs to be Note on your plan which is currently 13% east of magnetic north. Finding true north on your property will allow you to design living spaces facing north and the quality of living to this orientation is unbelievably better than any other.
True North This is the symbol for True North. True North or Solar North needs to be Note on your plan which is currently 13% east of magnetic north. Finding true north on your property will allow you to design living spaces facing north and the quality of living to this orientation is unbelievably better than any other.
Beam above This beam maybe steel or timber. The decision of what this beam will be constructed of may be the joint decision of the owner, builder, architect and engineers to decide what is necessary, aesthetically preferred and cost effective.
Engaged pier A regular pier is a masonry support founded on a footing (usually concrete). The pier holds up the timber floor structure above and creates what is called a sub-floor area. An engaged pier is one of these supports that has been integratedinto the outer wall of the sub-floor area not only holding up the floor above but also providing vertical stability for the external wall - usually at around 2000mm centres. Also see Brick Veneer Construction.
Relative Level Relative Level (rl) 53.15 means that at this particular location the level of land is 53.15 metres high in relation to the "system of levels" that are being used to determine the slope of the land. Many professional including councils now require that the standard level referred to on a site be in relation to Australian Height Datum (AHD) AHD level 0 relates to sea level and all AHD levels relate back to this eg AHD 1.00 means 1 Metre above sea level.
Relative Level Relative Level (rl) 55.250 means that at this particular location the level of land is 55.250 metres high in relation to the "system of levels" that are being used to determine the slope of the land. Many professional including councils now require that the standard level referred to on a site be in relation to Australian Height Datum (AHD) AHD level 0 relates to sea level and all AHD levels relate back to this eg AHD 1.00 means 1 Metre above sea level.
External single skin brick wall This is an external single skin brick wall of a sub-floor area. Single brick walls like this area generally only used in non-habitable areas like sub-floors, garages, store rooms and retaining walls, as habitable areas such as bedrooms and bathrooms need better waterproofing construction. Also see Brick Veneer Construction
Brick Pier A pier is a masonry support founded on a footing (usually concrete) The pier holds up the timber floor structure above and creates what is called a sub-floor area. A pier can be constructed as part of a brick wall - this is called an engaged pier. Also see Brick Veneer Construction
Sub-Floor Area A sub-floor area is a non-habitable space under a ground floor area where the soil is exposed and where plumbing and electrical conduits run.
Spot Level This number 53.16 is a survey "spot level". This number means that the level of the land at this particular location is 53.16 metres above sea level. With enough of these Australia Height Datum (AHD) levels on-site it is possible to calculate the fall of the land.
Spot Level This number 55.61 is a survey "spot level". This number means that the level of the land at this particular location is 55.61 metres above sea level. With enough of these Australia Height Datum (AHD) levels on-site it is possible to calculate the fall of the land
New Relative Level When Relative Level of 53.29 is in a box this indicates that it is a "proposed" level and excavating or filling of the land will be required to attain this level.
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This dashed line indicates that there is something above that should be considered when reading the plans. You will need to look through the plans to understand what the dashed line indicates or it maybe explained where the dashes are drawn
Hot Water System There are many different types of hot water systems on the market - see the website below for more info. www.ecosmart.com.au
